Bill Text: NY S01829 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a report regarding the replacement of decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites with renewable energy development and energy storage opportunities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-02 - SUBSTITUTED BY A340B [S01829 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S01829-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1829--B Cal. No. 119 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, GAUGHRAN, HINCHEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a report regarding the replacement of decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites with renewable energy development and energy storage opportunities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1902 of the public authorities law 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) Within eighteen months of the effective date of this paragraph, 4 the authority shall prepare a report to be submitted to the governor, 5 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, 6 that at a minimum contains: 7 (i) a survey of decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites in 8 the state, and plants expected to be decommissioned or dormant in the 9 next eighteen months; 10 (ii) an identification of renewable energy development and energy 11 storage opportunities at each such decommissioned or dormant electric 12 generating sites, and whether such site should be a build ready site, 13 and if not, why not; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04143-09-2S. 1829--B 2 1 (iii) an assessment of the economic impacts on affected communities of 2 repowering dormant electric generating sites with renewable energy, and 3 energy storage projects, including impacts to the local tax base and 4 local employment; and 5 (iv) an assessment of the impacts on electric system reliability. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that 7 the amendments to section 1902 of the public authorities law made by 8 section one of this act shall not affect the expiration and repeal of 9 such section and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
